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Overview

Professor Richard Wiseman offers many quick and practical ways to improve your life gleaned from today's cutting edge-science, and in the process gives a psychologist's myth-busting response to the self-help movement.

Whether you're looking to be more decisive in your life, to find a new job, or simply to be happier, the chances are that this book has the answers you need. For years, the self-help industry has failed the public, often promoting exercises that destroy motivation, ruin relationships, increase anxiety and reduce creativity. Here, psychologist Richard Wiseman exposes these modern-day mind myths and presents a fresh approach to change that helps people achieve their aims and ambitions in minutes not months. From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting this new science of rapid change and describes how these quirky techniques can be incorporated into everyday life.

• Find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you feel happier
• Discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape
• Learn how putting just one thing in your wallet will improve the chance of it being returned if lost
• Discover why writing down your goals is more effective than visualizing them
• Find out why retail therapy doesn't work to improve mood and what does

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Library Journal
Psychologist and best-selling author Wiseman (Quirkology) draws on scientific research to help people achieve their dreams and ambitions in a matter of minutes rather than months. Contrary to popular thinking, he says, playing hard to get, visualizing the ideal plan, and offering rewards for achievement don't work. Instead, the author suggests bonding over dislikes, imagining the achievement of a goal, and praising effort over the finished product. Although some of Wiseman's findings would definitely improve one's life if adopted, others seem far-fetched. Wait for the paperback. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 9/1/09.]

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780307273406
  • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 12/29/2009
  • Pages: 336
  • Sales rank: 575,895
  • Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

RICHARD WISEMAN is based at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK and has gained an international reputation for research into quirky areas of psychology, including deception, humor, luck and the paranormal. He has written The Luck Factor — a bestselling book exploring the lives and minds of lucky people. His latest book, Quirkology, explores the curious science of everyday life, including the psychology of lying, love, and laughter. A passionate advocate for science, Wiseman is well-known for his media appearances, high-profile talks, live performances, and large-scale studies. He also regularly acts as a creative consultant for print, broadcast and new media.

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The 59 Seconds quiz
Do you know the best way of making yourself happy, motivating your children or boosting your creativity? To help find out, simply answer 'yes' or 'no' to the following seven questions……

1) Suppressing negative thoughts is good for you.
Yes - No
2) Visualizing your perfect future helps you achieve your goals.
Yes - No
3) Group brainstorming is the best way of generating new ideas.
Yes - No
4) Punching a pillow helps you alleviate anger and frustration.
Yes- No
5) Praising a child's achievements is good for their self-esteem and future success.
Yes- No
6) People tend to shift around nervously when they lie.
Yes - No
7) Playing music by Mozart to a baby boosts their intelligence.
Yes - No

How many times did you choose 'yes'? Most people believe that all of the ideas in the quiz are true. In reality, there is no convincing scientific evidence to support any of them. According to research, punching a pillow is likely to make you more angry not less, trying to suppress negative thoughts will increase the likelihood of them popping into your mind, and, if anything, liars tend to be more static than truth tellers.

59 Seconds is all about the science behind self-help. It exposes these types of mind myths as well as revealing fast acting tips and techniques that really do make a difference to people's lives.

Table of Contents

introduction 3

Self-help exposed, Sophie's question, and the potential for rapid change

happiness 11

Why positive thinking often fails and how the real route to happiness involves a pencil, keeping the perfect diary, small acts of kindness, as involves a pencil, keeping the perfect diary, small acts of kindness, and developing the gratitude attitude

persuasion 39

Why rewards fail, how to give the flawless interview, improve your social life by making mistakes, never lose your wallet again, and convince anyone of anything by using your pet frog

motivation 77

The dark side of visualization, how to achieve absolutely anything by creating the ideal plan, overcoming procrastination, and employing "doublethink"

creativity 107

Exploding the myth of brainstorming, how to get in touch with your inner Leonardo merely by glancing at modern art, lying down, and putting a plant on your desk

attraction 133

Why you shouldn't play hard to get, how the subtle art of seduction involves the simplest of touches, roller-coaster rides, and avoiding artificial Christmas trees

relationships 161

The perils of "active listening," why Velcro can help couples stick together, words speak louder than actions, and a single photograph can make all the difference

stress 187

Why not to kick and scream, how to reduce resentment in seconds, harness the power of a four-legged friend, and think your way to low blood pressure

decision making 209

Why two heads are no better than one, how never to regret a decision again, protect yourself against hidden persuaders, and tell when someone is lying to you

parenting 239

The Mozart myth, how to choose the best name for a baby, instantly divine achild's destiny using just three marsh-mallows, and effectively praise young minds

personality 265

Why not to trust graphology, how to gain an apparently magical insight into other people's personality from their fingers and thumbs, their pets, and the time they go to bed

conclusion 291

Sophie's answer: Ten techniques in 59 seconds

Acknowledgments 297

Notes 299

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